anemometer
UK/ænɪˈmɒmətə//ænɪˈmɑmətɚ/
anemometer noun: an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
Noun
anemometer (plural anemometers)
- An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
- An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain a record of the velocity (speed and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study of the effects of wind erosion on the...1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545
- This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds.2020 December 30, Tim Dunn, “The railway's mechanical marvels”, in RAIL, page 57, photo caption
- Synonyms:
- windmeter, wind-gauge
anemometer meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
anemometer in Tamil
- காற்று வேகமானி, காற்றுவேகமானி, காற்றுவிசைமானி, காற்றுவிசையளவி, காற்று வேக அளவி, காற்றோட்டமானி
anemometer in Urdu
- باد پیما
anemometer in Bengali
- বায়ুর গতি পরিমাপের যন্ত্র
anemometer in Tagalog
- an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- simuysukat
More languagesFewer languages
- anemometer in Arabic
- مِرْيَاح miryāḥ
- anemometer in Malay
- anemometer
- anemometer in Vietnamese
- máy đo gió
Synonyms of anemometer
- windmeter
- wind-gauge
Forms of anemometer
| plural | anemometers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anemometre |
Origin of anemometer
From anemo- + -meter.
Words formed from anemometer
- cup anemometer
Questions about anemometer
- What does anemometer mean?
- Anemometer means an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
- What is anemometer in Tamil?
- Anemometer in Tamil is காற்று வேகமானி, காற்றுவேகமானி, காற்றுவிசைமானி. See Anemometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anemometer?
- Anemometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anemometer?
- Anemometer is pronounced /ænɪˈmɒmətə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anemometer?
- The plural of anemometer is anemometers.
Words near anemometer in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anemometer (page history and authors); anemometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anemometer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anemometer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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